Baron's Rice Rat vs Florida Keys nut-rush

Aegialomys baroni compared with Scleria lithosperma

Taxonomic Classification

Rank	Baron's Rice Rat	Florida Keys nut-rush
Kingdom	Animalia (Animals)	Plantae (Plants)
Phylum	Chordata (Chordates)	Magnoliophyta (Flowering Plants)
Class	Mammalia (Mammals)	Liliopsida (Monocots)
Order	Rodentia (Rodents)	Poales (Grasses)
Family	Cricetidae	Cyperaceae
Genus	Aegialomys	Scleria
Species	Aegialomys baroni	Scleria lithosperma

Conservation Status

Baron's Rice Rat

LC — Least Concern

Florida Keys nut-rush

LC — Least Concern

Physical Characteristics

Attribute	Baron's Rice Rat	Florida Keys nut-rush
Diet	—	—
Average Lifespan	—	—
Average Length	—	—
Average Weight	—	—

Habitat & Geographic Range

Baron's Rice Rat

Habitat

Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.

Range

Found in Ecuador.

Florida Keys nut-rush

Habitat

Typically found in grasslands, wetlands, forests, and cultivated landscapes.

Range

Distributed across Brazil, Cuba, and Taiwan.

Baron's Rice Rat

The Baron's Rice Rat (Aegialomys baroni) is a species in the genus Aegialomys. It is currently classified as Least Concern on the IUCN Red List. Typically found in diverse terrestrial and aquatic ecosystems.